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  • Bye-bye to the Wild Ride That Was Kindle Vella

    Bye-bye to the Wild Ride That Was Kindle Vella

    Once upon a time there was Kindle Vella (KV or Vella). And in days it will be gone. With Vella Amazon thought it could put books in competition with streaming/binge-watching. It didn’t work, or they didn’t work out the kinks in time. Kindle Vella was a way to publish a book, in episodes, with basically…

  • Come Read Your Work Friday Night

    Come Read Your Work Friday Night

    I want to invite you all to come out and support PERISCOPE CITY: WHERE THE LONELY GO TO LIVE ALONE with our Valentine’s evening “Love Stinks!” reading and open mic. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 886 1135 6295Passcode: 090540 Ben’s book is, “A captivating series of short stories, both dramatically and philosophically enthralling.”KIRKUS “Ben Talbot excels…

  • Italics. What Do You Do With Them?

    Italics. What Do You Do With Them?

    Hi All~ Did you happen to see today’s Current Monday reel on italics? You can see it here: And you can help yourself to this easy-peasy guide to using italics correctly (It’s a free PDF for download): You can help your readers immensly by using grammar and formatting conventions that signal to them how to…

  • It’s Not Too Late to Join Us!

    It’s Not Too Late to Join Us!

    Wanna hear authors read their pieces? Come join us! We’d love to have you! It’s free! LIVE READING!

  • Are you watching the reels?

    Are you watching the reels?

    Did you know that twice each week I show up LIVE on Instagram? Once is for whatever feels current to me in publishing that day, and the other is about taking a look inside a good book! This week I looked inside “The Overcoat,” by Nikolai Gogol. If you haven’t read any Nikolai Gogol, I’m…

  • No-no NA-NO-WRI-MO

    No-no NA-NO-WRI-MO

    Did you know that I am a guest blogger once each month on Authors Electric? I am! And you can check out my latest post, right here. It’s about how to survive NaNoWriMo with out feeling all judged and stuff. 🙂 Dianne

  • A Cold Poem for a Hot Day

    I don’t know about where you are, but we hit 107 degrees today! I need to cool off! How about you? Why not check out a fantastic poem from the new issue of INSTANT NOODLES? This piece is read by the author, so all you gotta do is click, it back, and enjoy! SNOW DEVIL…

  • SNEAK PEEK

    SNEAK PEEK

    INSTANT NOODLES, Volume 4, Issue 2, drops tomorrow. Theme: “Devil’s Party,” perfect for fall, includes art and photography, music, spoken word, poetry, and short form fiction and non-fiction, plus a few full-length pieces of fiction we just couldn’t resist! I love creating the issue; it’s always a time-consuming process, but it’s one of the ones…

  • A Joyful Rebellion with Current Words

    A Joyful Rebellion with Current Words

    David and I were so lucky to be guests on the wonderful podcast: A Joyful Rebellion! This podcast comes from the very creative mind of James Walters. I have to apologize to James because just before our episode was available I came down with what I can only guess now must have been Covid. I’ve…

  • Learn How To Write A Better Book With Our Reels

    Learn How To Write A Better Book With Our Reels

    Introducing CURRENT MONDAY, I think I seem to be doing on Monday mornings. Each week I discuss a topic related to writing a book. I record the reel live, but you can view it after too. THIS WEEK: Have you ever thought about how dialogue in a story is telling rather than showing? Why is…

  • Last Chance to Score Hardboiled for Free

    Last Chance to Score Hardboiled for Free

    Sunday, July 30, 2024, last chance to register for a free digital copy of our crime anthology: Hard-boiled and Loaded With Sin. July 1, 2024, we’ll offer a new book for the month of July! In the meantime, if you like noir, crime fiction, and short stories, sign-up now for your copy!

  • Want to Ask Your Questions About Publishing?

    Want to Ask Your Questions About Publishing?

    Come to our free ZOOM event, and ask ’em! Bring your friend too!Publication is closer than you think!

  • Hardboiled and Loaded With Sin in NEWSWEEK!

    Hardboiled and Loaded With Sin in NEWSWEEK!

    Just in time for CRIME MONTH thank you to NEWSWEEK journalist Suzanne Mattaboni for highlighting HARDBOILED AND LOADED WITH SIN! and….. It’s Crime Month! Want to read a free sample from HARDBOILED AND LOADED WITH SIN? Take a read of “The Bullet Train.” Let’s get you a copy of HARDBOILED AND LOADED WITH SIN! Get…

  • Free Books Through Friday, Taxpayers!

    Free Books Through Friday, Taxpayers!

    Did tax day make you feel like you were rear-ended at a traffic light?We recommend putting Charlotte Smart on the case of the Accident. Did you hope for divine intervention?You might find it in the pages of The Holy Ghost and Other Spooky Stories. Did you have trouble telling day from night?Perhaps White Noir can help. Did it seem…

  • Come and get your free edit~no strings attached 😉

    Come and get your free edit~no strings attached ;)

    We’re ecstatic to extend an invitation to you to attend a Current Words One-And-Done Session—a uniquely enjoyable opportunity crafted for fiction and memoir writers to enhance their skills in a wonderfully supportive environment. And the best part? It won’t cost you a penny! Imagine this: an online gathering hosted by top editors Dianne Pearce and…